Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they always end up being so personal - because the kind of artists I like, they convince me, they totally win me over straight away in that thing. Like, 'Oh my God, this song is totally about me.' ”

This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling of horror by the unearthly paleness of his countenance, from which I could not avert my eyes, that I was unable longer to endure it. ”

I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy multitude. ”

All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices. ”

Auditioning is extremely bizarre. Just being an actor is extremely bizarre, but I wouldn't have it any other way. ”

I never consciously set out to be an actor. I just kind of did whatever acting I could do. ”

I remember vividly one distinct memory of arriving in Hong Kong and being the only blonde haired girl in this sea of international students, and thinking, 'Oh, my God. There's no hiding here.' ”

There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as any other white actor. That's what I'm trying to get at. ”

There has to be more opportunities for Asian or black actors. ”

The Dictator' - well, that was just a comedy, and I suppose the morality was incidental. It was just something to try and make people laugh rather than being a serious thing. ”